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Kirk Alan Lilly

Case from Wilson, NC dated Apr 05, 2013

Victim Details

Kirk Alan Lilly

Male

Black / African American

Wilson

NC

2013-04-05

41

Kirk

Alan Lilly

07/07/2026

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Kirk Alan Lilly, a 41-year-old man from Allentown, Pennsylvania, tragically died on April 5, 2013, in Wilson, North Carolina. He was a self-employed property manager who had connections in both Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Lilly was found dead in the trunk of his vehicle, which was located at the intersection of Raleigh Road Parkway and Old Merck Road in Wilson.

Following his death, Karl Anthony Tanksley Jr., a 37-year-old man, was arrested and charged with Lilly's murder. Tanksley, w ...
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  • Wilson murder has local ties - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald
  • Kirk Alan Lilly Obituary - Brown's Funeral Home | Plainfield, NJ
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